A total of 87 racers across 50 boats braved the chilly conditions to make the approximate 10-mile paddle from King Cummings Park in Guilford to the finish line across West Main Street from Foxcroft Academy in the Dover-Foxcroft Kiwanis Club’s 45th annual Piscataquis River Race on April 22.

The outdoor track and field teams from both Dexter and Greenville kicked off the season on April 20 with a meet at Brewer.

In the Moosehead Lake region, there is still plenty of snow and ice. “There’s not much going on,” said IFW fisheries biologist Tim Obrey.

Three area senior football players and one cheering team member from the region have been selected to participate in the 2017 Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic, which is scheduled for Saturday, July 15 at Thornton Academy in Saco.

The 45th annual Piscataquis River Race, sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Dover-Foxcroft, is scheduled for Saturday, April 22. Canoeists and kayakers will start from King Cummings Park in Guilford and paddle about 10 miles down river to Foxcroft Academy.

Derek “Shatterproof” Shorey had planned to take some time off from the mixed martial arts wars after a loss to Josh Parker last November. But family matters have prompted the head of the Dexter-based Shatterproof Combat Club to return to the cage on April 29 as part of a New England Fights card at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston. The sudden urgency for his return to action came in the aftermath of a recent two-alarm fire in Somersworth, N.H., that put four of his children and their mother out of their home.

The Foxcroft Youth and SeDoMoCha Middle School wrestling teams concluded the 2017 season by competing at the Bulldog Battle Youth Tournament at Madison Memorial High School.

This week, I’d like to talk about the lake trout fishery on Moosehead Lake. We spend quite a bit of our time working on Maine’s largest lake.

Piscataquis Community High School junior Bryce Gilbert and Greenville High School junior Nick Foley were both recognized by the Bangor Daily News by receiving honorable mention recognition on the 62nd BDN All-Maine Schoolboy Basketball Team.

The Piscataquis Regional YMCA Waves concluded a successful swim season with a visit to the Wallace Pool on the University of Maine campus March 3-5 to compete against YMCA teams from across Maine.

The Foxcroft Youth and SeDoMoCha Middle School wrestling teams compete in the annual Marshwood New England Youth Wrestling Championships on April 1.

Longtime Piscataquis Community High School baseball coach Dave Gaw of Guilford is among 11 people who have been selected for induction into the Maine Baseball Hall of Fame

As my grandfather, the incredible Mr. Henry “Limpet” Obrey used to say, “Never judge a fish until you swim a mile in his fins.”

Observer file photo/Stuart Hedstrom BDN ALL-MAINE HONOREE — Dexter Regional High School senior Megan Peach was recognized by the Bangor Daily News by receiving honorable mention recognition on the 41st BDN All-Maine Schoolgirl Basketball Team.

HOWLAND — The Foxcroft Youth and SeDoMoCha Middle School wrestling teams competed in the Howland Youth Wrestling Tournament on Saturday.

Athletes from the area’s five high schools received postseason recognition for their performances during the 2016-17 winter sports season.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Foxcroft Youth Wrestling team held its annual Youth Wrestling Tournament at Foxcroft Academy on Saturday.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — On Friday, March 24 at 5:30 p.